Deportivo La Guaira look forward to facing Caracas with hopes of winning all three points. Can they? Read our match guide!
- Deportivo La Guaira have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Caracas have scored away.
For Caracas most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Deportivo La Guaira nor Caracas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Deportivo La Guaira form and stats
7-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Deportivo La Guaira so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Guaira.
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus Caracas last time out and are looking for a win here.
1-1 away at Estudiantes Mérida before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Deportivo La Guaira have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Low on goals? In this team's last 10 league games, 8 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Deportivo La Guaira have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV with 23 goals in 15 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Caracas form and stats
Caracas have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-7-7 (15 played). It's three draws from Caracas's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Caracas has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Deportivo La Guaira for a 0-0 draw.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hermanos Colmenares.We have checked recent matches where Caracas have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
The attacking power of Caracas when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Caracas have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Caracas - Deportivo La Guaira 2-0 was the product when these two sides previously played each other, earlier this season. Olses (Guaira) was given a red card by the ref when these teams met earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Deportivo La Guaira victories, zero draws and eight Caracas wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Bolívar Alvarado 18 goals | S. Herrera Yallonardo 5 goals |  K. Osei 5 goals |
Deportivo La Guaira missing players
Caracas missing players
| Deportivo La Guaira | Caracas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 48 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 39 |
| 49 | 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 39 |
| 89% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 61% | 78% |
| 78% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 42% | 39% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 28% | 22% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 19% |
| 22% | 22% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 8% |
| 53% | 56% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 39% | 53% |
| 31% | 39% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 39% | 36% |
| 28% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 61% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 18% | 29% |
| 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.7 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Deportivo La Guaira have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Caracas have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamora Futbol Club | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
| 2 | Metropolitanos | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Monagas | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Carabobo | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Guaira | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Deportivo Tachira | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Hermanos Colmenares | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Estudiantes Mérida | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Portuguesa | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Caracas | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Deportivo Lara | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Mineros de Guayana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Zulia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 | UCV | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Aragua | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -17 | 24 |
